In 1170 Sho served as intermediate to Yoritomo Buntaro, the captain of the Unknown Path. Sho met with Isawa Kyoko and Isawa Takesi, who told that a Phoenix ship named Inferno had been lost in the Clan War on the way of Crab lands, while it accidentally navigated in the Sea of Shadows. Its shipment included a large cache of jade and several priceless artifacts. The Mantis accepted to give their services for a fair price. Sho confessed the Phoenix he would gift his share of jade to the Crab, in memory of his fallen brother. To reach the wreckage they had to fight sea trolls, but there was not a scrap of jade remaining aboard. It seemed the Crab had found and retrieved the cargo time ago, so the loot was much less than expected. [1]

In 1170Tsuruchi Okame accompanied by a number of other Tsuruchi, including Sho, found Tsuruchi Hiro, Tsuruchi Ichiro's son, traveling with a group of ronin. After the ronin refused to believe any accusations about Hiro, a fight ensued, ending when the ronin were all dead and Hiro stood over an injured Okame. Before a killing blow could be delivered, Okame told the fallen samurai of his father's love and desire to see his son one more time, no matter the circumstance. Hiro hesitated, then turned his sword on himself. Okame's wounds were tended, but two days later was last seen by Sho leaving to seek forgiveness from his former daimyo. [4]